Leopard enters storeroom, attacks woman, her son

Rajkot: A leopard sneaked inside the store home of a house and attacked a woman and her 15-year-old son in Bhader village of Amreli’s Dhari taluka on Friday.
Rasila Rafaliya (40) and her son Gaurang went inside the store room of their house at around 8:30am to take some onions. Forest officers said that since the door of the store room was open, the leopard had entered in search of food.
“The leopard first pounced on Rasila who received injury on her right leg and thigh. The wild cat then jumped on Gaurang, injuring his left shoulder,” said forest department official from Dhari round of Sarasiya range in Gir-east forest division.
As both of them started shouting for help, the leopard escaped. People from nearby farm rushed to the spot and took the injured duo to Bagasara government hospital where their condition is said to be stable.
The forest department has set up cages in the village to trap the leopard.